Call for Artist or collective for exhibition commission
Are you a curator, artist or collective looking for the resources to stage an exhibition of new or revisited work? Thanks to funding gratefully received from Calderdale Council's Multi Year Culture fund, Everybody Arts are thrilled to announce a new commission opportunity to co-create an exhibition in late 2025 in our spacious and inspiring gallery.

We’re looking for a curator, artist or collective who are looking to stage an exhibition of visual art and creatively transform our spacious gallery in Halifax. Exhibition subjects can be on any topic but we’re especially keen to receive proposals around our key programming themes of: 

●Health and wellbeing 

●Environment and ecological practices 

●Socially-engaged practices 

●The creative process   

Our Commitments

The commission from Everybody Arts includes:

● A budget of / a fee of £5000 including VAT (if applicable) to cover all aspects of planning, designing, and delivering the exhibition, inclusive of all artist fees, technical support, materials and expenses required to deliver the exhibition.
● An additional budget of £2,400 will be available for the planning and delivery of public engagement activities to be delivered during the exhibition period inclusive of all artist fees, technical support, materials and expenses. This fee is optional and further detail will be provided at the contracting stage.

Key Dates

Please note that these dates are provided as a guide but may be subject to change.

●Applications open: Monday 17th February 2025
● Deadline for proposals: 9am on Monday 24th March 2025
● Interviews: W/C 7th April 2025

Eligibility 

Selected artist/collectives requirements:

●Arts qualification to BA minimum and/or 3 years experience working as a professional artist
● Public liability and professional indemnity Insurance
● If you plan to work with vulnerable adults or children during your residency, you will need a full clear DBS and to share this with Everybody Arts along with your safeguarding policy.
● A risk assessment covering any materials and processes which may be undertaken during the residency.
● An equality and diversity monitoring form

How to apply

To apply, please submit the following by 9am on Monday 24th March 2025:

● An introduction to yourself or your collective through a statement and bio or CV or website link
● Images of relevant previous work (max file size 25MB) or a link to your website or online portfolio. Audio visual links can be embedded with a length not exceeding 3minutes in total.
● A brief proposal for the exhibition (max 250 words and/or 4 sketches/ images)

Email your application to gallery@everybodyarts.org.ukwith the subject line ‘Exhibition Commission - [Your Name]’. Please attach all application materials in a single PDF file. We also welcome audio visual submissions that total under 10 minutes.

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